Crushing

Don't Know How To Keep Loving You

Pressure to Party

A Life of Failure is All I Have at Best

"Just Wanted You to Know"
This is a deeply intimate and tender Acoustic Ballad framed as a quiet, direct message to a former partner. The mood is bittersweet, reflective, and warm with nostalgia, focusing on the permanent, priceless value of small, shared memories rather than the pain of loss.

Musical Style & Vibe
Genre: Folk / Acoustic Singer-Songwriter / Melancholy Pop Ballad.

Vibe: Intimate, conversational, and raw. The song should sound like it was recorded late at night in a living room. The lyrics are actually inspired by a cold, wet night camping near to Spiddal Pier in Galway.

Instrumentation: Highly minimalist. Primarily requires one close-mic'd acoustic guitar (preferably fingerpicked, not aggressively strummed) and very subtle, atmospheric string or pad work to elevate the choruses. Drums and percussion should be used sparingly—perhaps just a soft kick/snare pattern or subtle brush taps in the chorus, or even left out completely for maximum intimacy.

Tempo: Very slow, around 60-70 BPM. The rhythm should follow the natural conversational flow of the lyrics.

Vocal Requirements & Direction
Vocal Range: The song is written for a Male Vocalist with a comfortable Baritone or low Tenor range. Crucially, the song is built around an intimate, low-register delivery and must avoid any high-note belting or vocal acrobatics.

Performance: The vocal performance must sound conversational and slightly broken with emotion at times. The delivery should be quiet, almost whispered in parts, particularly in the verses, conveying the feeling that the singer is physically sitting close to the subject. The power comes from vulnerability, not volume.

Key Moments: The end of the Bridge and the Outro contain essential [spoken/whispered] lines that require sensitive, quiet delivery to maximise emotional impact.

Core Theme for Artists
The song offers a vocalist a powerful opportunity to showcase their ability to deliver pure, restrained emotion and storytelling over technical skill. It is an exploration of a miracle found not in grand gestures, but in the micro-expressions of a loved one's face.

Lyrics:
(Verse 1)
Remember that time, just watching you sleep?
I'd check your breathing, a secret I'd keep.
I’d use my finger, so careful and slow,
To lift a strand of hair, just so you wouldn't know.
And my palm would follow, a touch on your face,
Just feeling the peace of that moment and place.

(Pre-Chorus)
You'd give me that smile—that little, tired thing—
And you made me believe in everything.

(Chorus)
And I’m just telling you, my eyes still fill up.
It's not sadness, it’s a brimming cup
Of something I saw, a miracle I knew.
And that memory's priceless, baby, all because of you.
Yeah, I miss you, but I won’t complain,
I’ve got the kind of treasure gold could never gain.

(Verse 2)
It wasn't just how you looked in the light,
It was watching your thoughts as they moved through the night.
The way your eyes would shift, that sideways, quick glance,
You'd mouth a silent word, giving thought a chance.
That little movement, your expression would change,
A whole living story you never had to arrange.

(Pre-Chorus)
You were a canvas that moved and that breathed,
The purest work of art I ever believed.

(Chorus)
And I’m just telling you, my eyes still fill up.
It's not sadness, it’s a brimming cup
Of something I saw, a miracle I knew.
And that memory's priceless, baby, all because of you.
Yeah, I miss you, but I won’t complain,
I’ve got the kind of treasure gold could never gain.

(Bridge)
I wouldn't trade that moment for anything you could buy.
It's tucked right here, something I hold high.
A perfect picture, breathing in my mind,
The best that I had, the best I could find.

(Outro - Spoken/Whispered)
Just wanted you to know...
I still see that smile.
Yeah.
I still see it.

Just Wanted You to Know

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